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Idaho FFA Scholarship Program This year the Idaho FFA Foundation scholarship application is 100% online! You will complete ONE application for all the scholarships you are applying for In the scholarship selection section of the application, you will reach a series of questions specific to the requirements/eligibility of each of the individual scholarships Depending on your eligibility you will answer eligibility questions and continue with the specific questions for each of the separate scholarships All students must complete the essay section on the main application For questions on your eligibility of each scholarship, the scholarship requirements and rules are in the following pages of this document Make sure to select text message notifications so you can receive updates on the scholarships you applied for Once your application is submitted you will be notified by the beginning of February if you are a recipient of a 2022 scholarship If you have questions, feel free to email Cassidey Plum at comms@growidahoffa.org or Lorisa Pierson at Lorisa@growidahoffa.org Thanks! Good Luck! Betaseed Scholarship Program To be awarded: • 2- $1,000 Scholarships Thank you to Betaseed for their commitment to supporting Idaho FFA members through funding these scholarships to help students in their pursuit of higher education toward careers in the agriculture industry Betaseed is the leading sugarbeet seed brand for growers in North America From their start over forty-five years ago in 1970, Betaseed hybrids have gained a reputation as the industry standard for disease tolerance combined with high yield potential Sugarbeet growers trust Betaseed to provide them with knowledge, variety performance, and timely responses to technical operating questions to achieve the highest possible revenue for their operation Specific Rules & Eligibility Requirements Applicant must be currently enrolled as a member of their local Idaho FFA Chapter and the Idaho FFA Association, be a current high school senior, and have a minimum 2.0 GPA Applicants will receive equal consideration whether they are attending an in- state or out-of-state institution, or whether the institution is a university, college, or vocational/technical school Scholarships will be awarded to students with declared majors in the field of agriculture Apply Today! https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/75089-Idaho-FfaFoundation Tami Earll Daniel Scholarship To be awarded: • 1- $1,000 Scholarship Thank you to the Daniel Family for offering the opportunity for a post-secondary education scholarship Tami Earll Daniel was a member of the Melba FFA Chapter Tami loved raising and showing sheep, beef cattle, and horses During her FFA career she served as a chapter officer and competed in livestock and dairy judging CDEs Tami also participated in prepared public speaking and was a member of the parliamentary procedure team She served as the State Conference Parliamentarian in 1979 Tami enjoyed sharing her fitting and showing skills and was always willing to help teach young 4-H and FFA members how to care for, prepare, and present their animals In November 1987 Tami was serving as a chaperone for members of the Melba Chapter who were attending the National FFA Convention in Kansas City On the trip home their plane crashed while taking off from Denver Tami and Melba Chapter members Sherry Nelson and Janine Ledgerwood were among the people killed by the crash Education and scholarship were very important to Tami We honor Tami’s memory by sponsoring this scholarship in her name We hope that this gift will help FFA members continue their education and pursue their dreams Specific Rules and Eligibility Requirements Available to students enrolled in a post-secondary education undergraduate program at a college, university, or technical school Applicate must have completed at least five semesters of agricultural education classes, be currently enrolled as a member of their local FFA Chapter and the Idaho FFA Association, be a current high school senior, and have a minimum 3.0 GPA Applicants will receive equal consideration whether they are attending an in-state or out of state institution, or whether the institution is a college, university, or vocational/technical school Scholarships will be awarded to students with any declared major The winner will be selected by representatives of the Daniel family Apply Today! https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/75089Idaho-Ffa-Foundation Idaho FFA Foundation Scholarship Raffle To be awarded: • 15 - $1,000 Scholarships • 2- $2,000 Agricultural Education Scholarships A special thank you goes to Sid Freeman of Caldwell for continuing the Scholarship Raffle Project and the Scholarship Program for the past 12 years, to the Idaho FFA Alumni who are assisting with this project and the scholarship selection process, and to FFA Chapters all over the state who are working hard to ensure the success of the Tractor Raffle and this valuable scholarshipprogram Specific Rules & Eligibility Requirements Applicant must be currently enrolled as a member of their local Idaho FFA Chapter and the Idaho FFA Association, be a current high school senior, and have a minimum 2.0 GPA Your chapter must be listed below to participate as only students in chapters who sell scholarship raffle tickets are eligible All FFA members who meet the eligibility requirements for the $1,000 scholarships will be considered A minimum of at least one scholarship per district will be awarded If a student applies for a $2,000 Agricultural Education Scholarship but does not receive one, they will still be considered in the regular scholarship pool for the $1,000 scholarships The agriculture education scholarship is designed for students who want to pursue an agriculture education degree Scholarship funds for the Ag Ed scholarship are issued in the following manner: $500 Fall Sophomore Semester, $500 Fall Junior Semester, $500, Fall Senior Semester and $500 Student Teaching Semester If a student applies for the Ag Ed scholarship the Idaho FFA Foundation will ask for a degree audit to ensure the student is showing progress towards an Agriculture Education degree If progress is not shown towards this degree, the student forfeits the entire scholarship amount Please not apply to this scholarship if you have no intention of majoring in agriculture education 5 Applicants will receive equal consideration whether they are attending an instate or out-of-state institution, or whether the institution is a university, college, or vocational/technical school Students majoring in all fields of study are eligible to apply Student must complete the applicable raffle scholarship essay questions to be eligible Students must be from a chapter that participated in the previous year's program Only students from the following chapters are eligible for a Scholarship Raffle scholarship this year: Parma Madison Notus Marsing Gooding Nampa Mountain Home Vallivue Malad Buhl Rigby Meridian Homedale Salmon Weiser Preston Cascade Filer Snake River Middleton Jerome Timberlake Emmett Hansen Minico Wilder Wendell Twin Falls Rigby Middle Genesee HighlandCraigmont Murtaugh Nezperce Melba Kimberly Bonners Ferry Kuna Camas County Castleford Bear Lake Potlatch West Jefferson Caldwell New Plymouth Shelley Payette Cambridge Rimrock Ridgevue Council American Falls Lakeside Apply Today! https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/75089-Idaho-FfaFoundation Dairy West Scholarship Program To be awarded: • 5-$2,000 Post-Secondary Education Scholarships Thank you to Dairy West (United Dairymen of Idaho) for their commitment to supporting Idaho FFA members through funding these scholarships, helping students in their pursuit of higher education toward careers that may support or enhance the Idaho dairy industry The United Dairymen of Idaho (UDI) was established in 1980 to provide Idaho’s dairy farm families with resources to support a prosperous Idaho dairy industry In 2017, UDI transitioned to Dairy West – the future of Idaho’s dairy checkoff program Dairy West whose mission is “creating a world where farmers and the dairy industry prosper and, together, build healthy communities around the globe,” is a USDA qualified program based in Meridian and continues the marketing and promotion work for Idaho’s dairy farm families This is an exciting evolution in the nation-wide checkoff system, and Dairy West will work side-by-side with the Idaho Dairy Products Commission, fulfilling the mission of ensuring the prosperous future of dairy farming in the west Specific Rules & Eligibility Requirements Applicant must be a current or former Idaho FFA member as verified by the chapter advisor, be a current high school senior or a current undergraduate or graduate college student and have a minimum 3.0 GPA Scholarships may be awarded to students attending the University of Idaho, Utah State University, Oregon State University, Washington State University, Brigham Young University, or Brigham Young University-Idaho Scholarships will be awarded to students in majors and planned career paths in the dairy cattle production or dairy food science areas 4 Students must complete the essay question for Dairy West to be eligible Direct relatives of FFA staff, Dairy West staff, or those on the selection committee are not eligible Apply Today! https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/75089-Idaho-FfaFoundation D&B Supply Scholarship Program To be awarded: • 2- $1,000 Scholarships Thank you to D&B Supply for their commitment to supporting Idaho FFA members through funding these scholarships to help students in their pursuit of higher education toward careers in the agriculture industry Specific Rules & Eligibility Requirements Applicant must be currently enrolled as a member of their local Idaho FFA Chapter and the Idaho FFA Association and be a current high school senior Applicants must answer essay question for D&B to be eligible Applicants must be planning to attend any Idaho or Eastern Oregon secondary education institution (college or trade school) Apply Today! https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/75089-Idaho-FfaFoundation Meridian Dairy Days Scholarship Program To be awarded: • • 4-$1,000 scholarships 6- $1,000 scholarships (priority given for recipients of the 2021 Meridian Dairy Days Scholarship) Meridian Dairy Days has celebrated the dairy industry in the Treasure Valley since 1929 when the Meridian Creamery opened The Meridian Dairy Board’s mission is to build strong leaders for our future by supporting 4-H, FFA, and other youth organizations in the Meridian area For more information, please visit our website at www.dairydays.org With the alarming loss of farmland and fewer dairy farms in the Treasure Valley, the intent of this scholarship is to support young people who want to pursue an education in Agriculture and especially Dairy related fields Specific Rules & Eligibility Requirements Applicant must be a current or former FFA member of the a Boise Valley District (Kuna, Melba, Meridian, Nampa, Rimrock, Mountain Home) or b Treasure Valley District (Caldwell, Homedale, Marsing, Middleton, Notus, Ridgevue, Vallivue, Wilder) c Western Idaho District (Cambridge, Council, Emmett, Fruitland, Midvale, New Plymouth, Parma, Payette Weiser) Must be a current high school senior or a current undergraduate or graduate collegestudent and have a minimum 3.0 GPA, unweighted Scholarships will be granted to high school seniors with declared majors in, and college students currently enrolled in Animal Science, Pre-Vet, Food Science or in the field of Agriculture with preference to those in dairy sciencerelated majors 3 Applicants attending in-state institutions (Colleges, Universities, or Vocational/Technical schools) will receive preference; however, applicants attending in-state or out-of-state institutions will be considered and final scholarship determination made on the overall application Students that have received a Meridian Dairy Days scholarship will have the opportunity to have it renewed for all four years of their undergraduate degree Apply Today! https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/75089-Idaho-FfaFoundation J.A Wedum Scholarship Program To be awarded: • 2-$2,000 scholarship to a member of a Canyon County Chapter* • 3-$2,000 scholarship to a member from any Idaho FFA chapter * If enough qualified applicants from Canyon County FFA Chapters are not identified, that designated scholarships may be awarded to other FFA members from any FFA Chapter from throughout Idaho at the discretion of the scholarship committee A special thank you goes to Dawn Downs for the J.A Wedum Foundation and resident of Canyon County Through Dawn’s vision and devotion to education, improving the lives of young people, and advancing careers in Animal Science and the field of Agriculture, these scholarships have been made available by the J.A Wedum Foundation, a private family foundation based in Minneapolis, Minnesota The mission of the J.A Wedum Foundation is to develop and utilize resources of the foundation to positively change and improve people’s lives in the spirit of stewardship and generosity exemplified by John A Wedum, the grandfather and carried forward by John A Wedum, the grandson Specific Rules & Eligibility Requirements Applicant must be currently enrolled as a member of their local FFA Chapter and the Idaho FFA Association, be a current high school senior, and have a minimum 3.0 GPA, unweighted Scholarships will be granted to high school seniors with declared majors in Animal Science, Pre-Vet, Food Science, or the field of Agriculture with preference to those in animal science-related majors Applicants attending in-state institutions will receive preference; however, applicants attending in-state or out-of-state institutions will be considered and final scholarship determination will be made on the overall application by the scholarship judging committee Apply Today! 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